''Cleistocactus'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the cactus
family Cactaceae,
native to mountainous areas - to
- of South America (Peru, Uruguay, Bolivia and Argentina). The name comes from the Greek ''kleistos'' meaning closed because the
flowers hardly open.
The stems of these cacti are tall, mostly slender and often many-branched with numerous ribs with closely set
areoles and
spine
Spine or spinal may refer to:
Science Biology
* Vertebral column, also known as the backbone
* Dendritic spine, a small membranous protrusion from a neuron's dendrite
* Thorns, spines, and prickles, needle-like structures in plants
* Spine (zoolog ...
s. The flowers are tubular and the tips hardly open with only the
style and
stamens usually protruding.
Species
Natural Hybrids
* ''Cleistocactus × crassiserpens''
Rauh & Backeb.(''
Cleistocactus icosagonus'' × ''
Cleistocactus serpens'').
Synonyms
The following genera have been brought into
synonymy with this genus:
*''Akersia''
Buining
Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining (25 August 1901 in Groningen – 9 May 1976) was a Dutch botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytolog ...
*''Bolivicereus''
Cárdenas
*''Borzicactella''
H.Johnson ex F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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*''Borzicactus''
Riccob
*''Borzicereus''
Fric & Kreuz.
Kurt Kreuzinger (1905–1989) was a German botanist, best known for his work with cacti.
References
20th-century German botanists
1905 births
1989 deaths
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(orth. var.)
*''Cephalocleistocactus''
F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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*''Cleistocereus''
Fric & Kreuz.
Kurt Kreuzinger (1905–1989) was a German botanist, best known for his work with cacti.
References
20th-century German botanists
1905 births
1989 deaths
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(orth. var.)
*''Clistanthocereus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Demnosa''
Fric
*''Gymnanthocereus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Hildewintera''
F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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*''Loxanthocereus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Maritimocereus''
Akers Akers may refer to:
People
* Akers (surname)
Places
In the United States:
* Akers, Missouri, in Shannon County
* Akers Pond in New Hampshire
* Akers, Louisiana
Other uses
*Akers' clasp, for removable partial dentures
See also
* Aker (disambigua ...
*''Pseudoechinocereus''
Buining
Albert Frederik Hendrik Buining (25 August 1901 in Groningen – 9 May 1976) was a Dutch botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytolog ...
(nom. inval.)
*''Seticereus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Seticleistocactus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
*''Winteria''
F.Ritter
Friedrich Ritter (9 May 1898 – 9 April 1989) was a German Botany, botanist who collected and described many species of cacti. ''Ritterocereus'' is named in his honour.
References
1898 births
1989 deaths
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*''Winterocereus''
Backeb. Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cactus, cacti.
Biography
He travelled extensively through Central and South America, an ...
Cleistocactus strausii flow.jpg, '' Cleistocactus strausii''
File:Cleistocactus micropetalus F. Ritter.PNG, '' Cleistocactus micropetalus'' F. Ritter, photo taken at Bedugul
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Botanical Garden, Bali
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, Indonesia
References
* Innes C, Wall B (1995). ''Cacti, Succulents and Bromaliads''. Cassell & The Royal Horticultural Society.
*The species list is referenced from http://www.cactiguide.com/ which is in turn referenced from several books which are listed on that site. The principal book listed here is The Cactus Family by Edward F. Anderson.
External links
*
photos on www.AIAPS.org*
photos on www.cactiguide.com
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Trichocereeae
Cacti of South America
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Peru
Flora of Uruguay
Cactoideae genera